A. Unabashed Pacifist:
Over hill, over dale, I have hit the peaceful trail.
Over hill, over dale, I have hit the peaceful trail.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
A little less than angels, so it says.
Some of us do marvelous things, beyond the capability even of angels.
A little more than demons, some would argue.
Some of us do demonic things that even devils would find hard to duplicate.
May our goodness prevail, so that life prevails.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“I just cannot believe that God really expected Abraham to sacrifice his son. What kind of religion would expect that?”
Holy One,
A little less than angels, so it says.
Some of us do marvelous things, beyond the capability even of angels.
A little more than demons, some would argue.
Some of us do demonic things that even devils would find hard to duplicate.
May our goodness prevail, so that life prevails.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“I just cannot believe that God really expected Abraham to sacrifice his son. What kind of religion would expect that?”
[What kind of religion, indeed... But He never said it - probably.]
D. Blog: Anniversary at Mepkin Abbey
On the day of our 30th anniversary, my wife and I went to a monastery. We laugh about how that sounds, but the experience was wonderful.
We had not planned to go there on our trip to Charleston, SC. We saw what we planned to see and did what we wanted to do in that old colonial city. Then we had time on THE day, with no real desire to visit the museum we had on our schedule for the day.
“What about this Mepkin Abbey the tour book describes? It’s near Moncks Corner, on the way back to Asheville” she asked.
“Okay. Could be interesting. Let’s do it,” I responded.
So, we found it (not without the help of local Moncks Corner residents). We were in time for the morning tour, included in which was observing the monks in their noon prayer service, one of the eight times of prayer during their day.
We enjoyed the peaceful grounds complete with formal gardens and massive oaks decorated with Spanish moss. We ate our picnic by the river and bought gifts in the shop before we left for home. All in all, I conclude that going to a monastery for your anniversary can add to the celebration, no matter how that sounds.
D. Blog: Anniversary at Mepkin Abbey
On the day of our 30th anniversary, my wife and I went to a monastery. We laugh about how that sounds, but the experience was wonderful.
We had not planned to go there on our trip to Charleston, SC. We saw what we planned to see and did what we wanted to do in that old colonial city. Then we had time on THE day, with no real desire to visit the museum we had on our schedule for the day.
“What about this Mepkin Abbey the tour book describes? It’s near Moncks Corner, on the way back to Asheville” she asked.
“Okay. Could be interesting. Let’s do it,” I responded.
So, we found it (not without the help of local Moncks Corner residents). We were in time for the morning tour, included in which was observing the monks in their noon prayer service, one of the eight times of prayer during their day.
We enjoyed the peaceful grounds complete with formal gardens and massive oaks decorated with Spanish moss. We ate our picnic by the river and bought gifts in the shop before we left for home. All in all, I conclude that going to a monastery for your anniversary can add to the celebration, no matter how that sounds.
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